Novels like Supernatural: My Years Hunting Ghosts at Bureau 749
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- 51 The Lop Nur Code 罗布泊密码 Following a series of clues, an archaeological expedition sets out to investigate. Along the way, the team faces one terrifying predicament after another, using their knowledge, intelligence, and Feng Shui techniques to overcome each one. They uncover many long-hidden secrets as the mystery of Lop Nur slowly begins to unravel. 88Reads—Score10014d adds
- 52 The System Told Me to Be a Guide 系统叫我接引人 The protagonist is a corpse makeup artist at a funeral home. An accident gives him a bizarre System, bringing him into contact with many supernatural cases. Instant spells, a lightning-fast peachwood sword, real paranormal events, plot twists, logical deduction, and genuine human emotions all feature in the story. The protagonist is not invincible. In the end, he becomes an underworld guide, takes charge of the Book of Life and Death, and resurrects those who sacrificed themselves for the love a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 I Dropped Out of College, Then Turned Around and Wreaked Havoc on Bureau 749 大一退学，我反手祸害749局 [Pure wish fulfillment + ruthless action + comedy + endless memes + cunning protagonist] “Li Xuan, you’ve been expelled from school.” “Why? All I did was ruin the freshman welcoming ceremony, sneak into the girls’ dorm twice, blow up a few toilets, and break a couple of windows.” The principal clutched his chest. “Go! Disappear! Get the hell out of here!” As Li Xuan stood bewildered at the school gates, a bald man approached with a young man. “Li Xuan, we’re investigators from Bureau 749. Join u 463Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Bureau 749: Special Case Investigation Division Nine 749局：九处特案调查科 The third installment of The Bureau of Mysterious Incidents As the internet continued to develop, the times called for change. In 2014, Bureau 749 established the Ninth Division's Special Cases Investigation Section. Yun Cong Feng, who wielded lightning and fire abilities; Li Yi Chu, with psychic abilities; Ye Luan, with enhancement abilities; the Taoist Zhang Shan Ling; the physician Li Fu Ling; and computer expert Chi You You joined the team. In the days that followed, the six-person squad dea 1.2kReads7.1Score10014d adds
- 55 The Heavenly Official's Edict 天官敕令 When Chen Qi awakens the long-lost “Word Spirit Edict” during a haunted-house livestream, he thinks it’s just a way to earn money to save his father. But when fragments of an antique bronze mirror reveal a thousand-year-old formation, and the technology group “Entropy” uses algorithms to optimize feng shui and kill, he realizes he’s been dragged into an ultimate war between traditional occult arts and modern technology. From malignant spirits in haunted houses to ghost soldiers on the march, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 He's an Investigator from Bureau 749. Why Mess With Him? 他749局调查员，你惹他干嘛 [Decisive and ruthless] [Gets revenge on the spot] [A little horror] [Every ghost deserves to die] Shen Yan, male, twenty-two, a nightclub escort. A week ago, he awakened to his talent and learned the Flame Art. Yesterday, while out on a job, he discovered that his client was a fox demon and killed it on the spot. Now you have two choices: live as an ordinary person, or join Bureau 749 as an investigator. Faced with the people from Bureau 749, Shen Yan hesitates. He has been soul-transmigrated h 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Forbidden Strange Tales: The Taboos of the Folk 禁忌聊斋：民间禁忌的那些事 What you’re reading isn’t just an ordinary supernatural story. It may be a set of rural survival rules that can keep you safe. The taboos of the countryside aren’t just old people’s nagging. Every “don’t touch that” carries the weight of lives lost long ago. When dusk seeps into an abandoned village, the names on the road markers glisten with a deathly aura in the rain; white crows on the eaves of a birthing room beckon a newborn’s soul; copper coins in an old mansion rust into blood scabs; an 686Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 58 China’s Special Operations Group 华夏特别行动组 Beneath the prosperity of a flourishing age, strange incidents occur one after another. All kinds of hidden, inhuman beings roam the streets, disrupting people's peaceful lives and threatening national security. There is a group of people whose identities are unknown to the public. Yet they are constantly battling the forces of darkness, protecting peace in the world and defending their country's honor with their lives. By chance, Chen Jie, an ordinary young man, awakens a superpower and is recr 353Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 59 The Singing Serpent in the Sky 鸣蛇在天 [Paranormal + fantasy + myth and legend + mysterious organizations + cultivation; not a wish-fulfillment story, no immortal cultivation] A cataclysmic war in the age of myth, and the mysterious disappearance of a race of giants. After an ordinary soldier completes what seems like a simple mission, he joins the mysterious Mingshe Unit. Amid a thousand-year feud between ancient gods and demons, a war among the gods is about to erupt once more. 742Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 60 The Treasure Hunter with a Lucky Touch 桃运摸宝师 I left home when I was young and stumbled into the world of treasure hunting and spirit-reading. From Kunlun’s Hell to the South Sea Dragon Ruins, the Netherworld Ghostwood, and the Sea of Sand’s hidden nest... I traveled far and wide in search of secret treasures. Just as I thought I could take control of my own fate, Heaven played a cruel joke on me. I tried to escape, but only sank deeper and deeper... 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Ghost's Prophecy 鬼无谶 Half a bowl of clear water reflects the universe; a single spirit talisman commands ghosts and gods. I tread the Eight Trigrams path of yin and yang, wielding a wooden sword to slay demonic spirits. Once every three thousand years, the appointed day arrives. Three years before it, spring begins. Since ancient times, those bound by fate have met, and beyond the nine heavens stands the Three Pure Ones. The heavenly altar resounds with the melody of the horn, welcoming the sacred presence as it des 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Eerie Lands: The Otherworld 诡异之地，里世界 [Infinite Horror + Thrills + Rules + Survival Challenges] Amid the bustling streets, a kind of “ash” invisible to anyone but the chosen begins to spread soundlessly. It carries them into a deeper world. Swallowed by the “ash,” they fall in the blink of an eye from familiar streets into a silent, ruined world filled with secrets and horrors: the “Inner World.” The countdown to life or death has begun... 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Ghost Fan's Grave: Crossing the Yin-Yang Divide 鬼扇坟之阴阳渡 I saw a ghost for the first time when I was five. Using a ghost fan and a pair of eyes that could see through evil, my grandfather led me into the crack between the worlds of yin and yang. From then on, I became someone who mended fissures, patching up secrets that the living should never see and the dead could never tell. This is a story about eyes that see through evil and a ghost fan, two souls sharing one body and the Six Fiends, sacrifice and protection. From the first ghostly wail in Yinsh 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 64 Break the Seal 开封印 [Horror and the Supernatural + Traditional Fantasy] After reading for more than a decade, I still have one question: do cultivators truly exist in this world? If they do, what were they doing during the century of humiliation our Chinese nation endured? Did they really just stand by and watch the land of Jiuzhou engulfed in war, with its people plunged into misery? The first few chapters may not be very good, so I recommend skipping ahead and reading the later chapters. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Mysterious Department Jiuding: The Power of the Five Elements 神秘部门九鼎：五行之力 (This story is entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, trust in science.) By chance, I joined Jiuding, a mysterious national agency. There, I met a group of old monsters: Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, Zuo Ci, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and Zhang Sanfeng. I also learned that other countries have their own mysterious agencies. For example, America’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Britain’s Knights of the Round Table, Russia’s Society of Nature, Japan’s Onmyoryo, and so on. I thought my future would be spent d 202Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 66 Grandpa Started the Trouble, Three Generations Must Pay 爷爷闯下的祸，三代来还 The trouble Grandpa caused will take three generations to repay. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Strange Tales from the Northeast Paranormal Investigation Bureau 东北民调局异闻录 This is an organization dedicated to investigating and handling all kinds of bizarre supernatural events. To avoid causing public panic, it was established under the name Bureau of Folklore Investigations. The novel reimagines and develops various supernatural legends from Northeast China. Its strange events and compelling stories are presented with a distinctive Northeastern sense of humor. All manner of mysterious incidents, mountain spirits, and ghosts are told here! 389Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Ghost-Deceiving Master 骗鬼大师 [Mystery] [Ghost Hunting] [Comedy] [Urban] [Scheming Hero] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] My master is a real oddball, so naturally, I didn’t turn out innocent or naive either. Armed with a peachwood sword, I roam the world, making a living catching ghosts. But don’t assume I have any profound magical arts. In truth, catching ghosts is all about bluffing! I can scare a timid little ghost into trembling with fear, and I can talk a century-old vengeful ghost into a complete daze. Watch as my peachwood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 I Went to College Orientation as a Corpse Driver, and the Director of Bureau 749 Wept 大一赶尸去报到，749局长哭了 [Urban Fantasy] [Corpse Driving] [Absurd Comedy] [749 Bureau] [Funny Horror] Zhang Wei, heir to the corpse-driving tradition of western Hunan, is kicked down the mountain by his father during his first-year summer break. His mission: take a "client" who died far from home back to their hometown, so they can return to their roots. To save on travel costs, Zhang Wei simply rides the talisman-covered "client" like a shared bike! On the road, he meets a weasel spirit seeking a title: "Do I look like 65.7kReads7.5Score7.5k14d adds
- 71 I Was a Ghost Officer, but Now I Only Want a Promotion 身为鬼差的我，后来只想升官 I wield the Register of the Underworld as a ghost officer, commanding the power to seize souls. Everyone says the King of Hell is the supreme ruler of the netherworld, but to me, he is merely a stepping stone. The underworld is vast, and the Nine Hells are deep. Is that really the limit of my ambition? I want to break the Nine Hells’ shackles, shatter the chains between yin and yang, ascend to the realm of the Great Emperor, and rule the netherworlds of all realms. Only then will my lifelong wis 33Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 72 China's Mysterious UMA Files 中国UMA神秘档案 UMA, or Unidentified Mysterious Animal, refers to unknown life forms. My name is Su Lie, and I'm a forest ranger in the Greater Khingan Range. By a twist of fate, I met Wu Xianzhang, a biology professor, who asked me to guide his team into an uncharted region. I thought this was my chance to strike it rich, but I never expected to stumble upon the secrets of my own body. The eerie apparition in the Kunlun Mountains, the Xi in Hubei's Shennongjia, the monster of Tianchi Lake, the mysterious flyin 541Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 73 The Final Celestial Master in the Age of Declining Magic 末法时代，最后一位天师 The Maoshan Sect Leader, impeached and driven down the mountain; a wet-behind-the-ears young upstart; a frost-cold ghost bride; an evil cultivation sect that stops at nothing; a master of Gu poison from Miaojiang; and the Shen family, Asia's richest. The Daoist sects of the realm are in turmoil. Watch as Ye Chen takes up his sword and roams the world! 13.5kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 74 True Accounts of Spirit Crossing at Midnight 子时渡灵实录 "A spine-chilling memoir of spirit deliverance by Xu Hanko!" I am an inheritor of Taoist arts. This book records the cases I have handled over the years, helping spirits pass on. Chanting incantations, forming hand seals, stepping the astral patterns, and setting up ritual arrays, I have unraveled the obsessions of countless wronged souls. Every detail of every case is etched in my memory, and behind each one lies the full range of life’s suffering: birth, aging, sickness, death, meeting those w 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Yin-Yang Upheaval: All Cultivate the Dao, and I Become the Primordial Dao Ancestor 阴阳逆乱全民修道，我为混元道祖 My name is Xu Tianshuo. I’m a Daoist. I thought I would live an ordinary life to the end, but when I set foot on the path of the martial world, I realized that everything seemed predestined. It was as if every step I took had already been anticipated by someone else. Should I go with the flow, or risk everything to break out of this trap? A nontraditional supernatural novel. One heroine, no brainless decisions, no wish fulfillment, no harem, and no saintly do-gooders. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 A Man in Unit 749: I Brave Ailao Mountain from the Start! 人在749，开局勇闯哀牢山！ [Ruthless and decisive] [You dare threaten me? I'll come to your place and kill you] [Never a bleeding-heart hero] During his sophomore-year summer break, Chen Yang planned to earn some spending money. But who could have guessed that a giant python would emerge from the Ailao Mountains, where he'd spent years having fun? Chen Yang rolled up his sleeves and went straight at it. He had transmigrated into this world twenty years ago, and today he finally awakened his System. Monsters? I'll show you 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Yellow Stone Method 黄石土法 Huang Shigong, a recluse of the Qin dynasty, was the equal of Guiguzi. He passed the Plain Book to rulers, earning them the world; He passed the Three Strategies of Huang Shigong to advisers, earning them renown; He passed the Taigong Art of War to generals, bringing them victory; He passed the Carved Heavenly Book to craftsmen, giving them a livelihood; He passed Huang Shigong’s Folk Methods to the common people, winning their gratitude. Xu Zhen had worked like an ox and a horse, started a comp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The Divine Mortician 神葬师 I am the peerless Divine Burial Master. I use heaven and earth as my coffin to bury every ghost and god in the world, and feng shui formations to safeguard the nation’s fortune for generations to come. The world honors me as the National Feng Shui Master. Bureau 749 regards me as its pillar of support, and I trounced the Kiku Sect. Yet in the ultimate battle ten years ago, I won but still lost everything. With my cultivation gone, all I could do was return to my hometown and wait to die. Then, o 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Top Secret: Paranormal Investigation Bureau 绝密：灵异事件调查局 To investigate and handle supernatural incidents, the nation established a special task force. All files, mission reports, and research are classified as the highest level of national secrecy. As a field operative, I was fortunate enough to take part in handling all kinds of cases: the madness of thousand-year-old corpses, the wonders of supernatural abilities, and incidents involving hybrids of spirits, demons, and monsters... 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Strange Tales from the Countryside 乡村诡故事 Before you start this book, a warning: if you scare easily, don't read it. If you live alone, be careful. Every short ghost story here is based on an ordinary person's real-life experience. Not a single word is made up. From the damp old alleyways of the south to the frozen, deserted villages of the north; from late-night overtime in office buildings to lights-out in university dorms; the taboos our elders forbade us to talk about, and the moments you dare not dwell on in the middle of the night 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Unemployed from the Start, I Can Only Survive by Swallowing Ghosts Whole 开局失业，只能生吞鬼物维持生活 [Spiritual Qi Revival + Supernatural City Life + Leveling Up + Almost Invincible + Everyday Life] Spiritual qi has revived across the globe, and the world is no longer at peace. Demons and gods lurking in legends have appeared once more. Xie Wunan is an ordinary office worker, yet he was born with Daoist eyes that let him see yin and yang and communicate with ghosts and gods. A tiger-head jade plaque gave him a new title: [General Who Subdues Spirits]. From then on, however, he also encountered 155Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 82 The God in the Cage 笼中之神 This is a requiem for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of reality and illusion. When the prison of consciousness is exposed, will you choose to sink into a sweet lie, or awaken to a cruel truth and be destroyed? The answer was already decided from the very start of the search. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Rental Notes 出租笔记 A city needs police officers, doctors, nurses, firefighters, sanitation workers, and many others to keep it safe and thriving. But that's only what you see on the surface. There are also people working behind the scenes for the city. They ask for no reward and care nothing for fame; they simply guard the city in silence. Some are injured, some are left disabled, and some die. Those who survive keep going. If it were up to you, would you sacrifice a few people to bring happiness to the majority? 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 84 Crimson Game: The Second Stigma 猩红游戏：第二圣痕 [If you don’t mind, you can start reading from the fourth instance. I can barely get through the earlier parts myself.] Welcome to register for Crimson Stigmata. What you are about to receive is more than a game. It is a complete, irreversible way of life. The device is free and delivered to your door. Hyper-realistic senses, total immersion. Your eyes will be unable to tell the virtual from the real. Rules: Teams are assigned at random. Progress is not saved. Teammates can harm you. Health cann 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Strange Tales of Yishan 沂山诡异录 [Supernatural horror] [Romance] [Dark humor] [Thrilling and stirring] [A short, intense read]: My name is Chen Mo. Twenty years ago, my childhood friend Li Dong nearly drowned in a rainstorm. After being rescued, his personality changed drastically, and his whole family moved away, leaving behind only a mysterious stone. Twenty years later, my father falls gravely ill, and I return to my hometown of Yishan. An anonymous package arrives soon after, containing that very stone. My father identifi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 I Broke Folk Taboos, Yet Became the Strongest Taoist Priest 触碰民间禁忌，我却成为最强道士 It all started when I got drunk and took a leak by a roadside grave. After breaking a rural taboo, one strange thing after another began to haunt me. My grandfather was a well-known spirit medium in the countryside of Yu Province, and our family worshipped fox spirits at a shrine. There are no peerless thunder techniques, no golden finger upgrades. Rural graves, ill omens when red and white festivities collide, spirit mediums making their rounds, the troops serving beneath the Mount Tai Goddess: 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Corpse Mother 尸母 Every year on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a lantern made of human skin appears in the mass grave on Shiping Mountain. A little girl carrying a skull follows behind it at a leisurely pace. The girl is named Qiyue. Born with a corpse-bound yin fate, she has spent her life searching for the truth about her Corpse Mother’s past. When all the evidence points to a mysterious ghost village...! 55Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 88 White Russian Cemetery 白俄公墓 [Supernatural + Mystery + Horror + Forbidden Sites and Zone Exploration + Dark] While traveling, I passed through a small town called Beima and accidentally entered a strange internet cafe. The terrifying legend of a woman ghost hanging upside down, messages from an online friend dating back to 2001, an old school campus regarded as forbidden ground, a mysterious ghost village behind the school, and a cemetery that exists only in people's memories. Somehow, all of it seems connected to me. This 45Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 89 Lost Mountain Paranormal Society 迷山通灵社 [Traditional Supernatural] My name is Bai Shu, and I’m a medium. I deal with all kinds of spirits in my day-to-day life. A room in a rented apartment that must never be opened. A female ghost who hails a taxi to collect spirit money. A spirit that follows someone home from a car accident... The supernatural cases I take on might be happening right next door to you! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Daoist Arts Compendium: Flirting with Ghosts in the Underworld 道术灵册我在冥界调戏鬼 Supernatural and bizarre incidents keep happening, along with the use of all kinds of talismans, spells, and Taoist arts. Follow me, Lin Feng, as I promote traditional Chinese Taoism. Lin Feng was raised from childhood by his grandfather, Lin Yousheng, a renowned Taoist priest. The story takes place in a small town in the 1980s and 1990s. Before turning thirteen, Lin Feng had little interest in his grandfather's identity as a Taoist priest, but at thirteen, he began his journey down the Taoist p 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 91 The Old Corpse: Strange Happenings in the Mountains 老尸：山中诡事 A thousand skeletons pillow the moonlit stele, their shadows sealed. Autumn tombs wear rosy clouds, blood soaking the steps. The boiling cauldron cooks souls, a thousand years of grievance. A grand feast for ghosts, with every skeleton withered. In the utter silence, corpse oil lights the candle. In a place shrouded from the world, a rotting hand pushes open the door. A lingering soul adorns the dressing table, a spider transformed into a hairpin. A name sinks beneath the mirror, maggots become 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Third World You Don't Know 你不知道的第三世界 Have you ever doubted the world you see with your own eyes? Have you ever experienced a supernatural event? Are you curious about unknown creatures? Open this book and step into the mysterious, unknown Third World! 807Reads6.6Score10314d adds
- 93 Livestreaming Advice to the Paranormal Bureau, I Inherited a Celestial Master’s Bloodline 直播指点灵异局，我继承了天师血统 While catching ghosts, Zhang Xinghe is accidentally knocked unconscious by an old ghost’s thousand-year-old breath. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a country where ghost lore is almost nonexistent. By chance, he sees the country’s paranormal bureau, an authority on the supernatural, livestreaming a ghost hunt. Unable to hold back, he offers a few pointers, setting off a firestorm online. The bureau even mobilizes netizens nationwide to find the “One-Browed Taoist” at all costs. What surpri 108Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 94 After Years of Playing the Charlatan, I Specialize in Treating Beautiful Female Ghosts 做神棍这些年，我专治漂亮女鬼 On the day I was born, my mother had a difficult labor. To save his eldest grandson, my grandfather tore down the family’s front door and found a bloodstained kitchen knife hidden in the doorframe! As the knife came down with a clang, I was born… P.S. This is no run-of-the-mill supernatural story. Expect all kinds of mystery and twists, with a lighthearted, funny take on catching ghosts! 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Strange Tales from the Countryside 农村里的奇异怪谈 [Traditional supernatural horror + third-person narration + one female lead + no immortal cultivation] In a strange, gloomy bamboo forest, evil forces claim people’s lives. A university graduate has just returned to his village when he becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre events. In the end, he takes a master and learns the Dao. Is the mysterious woman good or evil? What other strange events will the protagonist encounter? Find out in the book. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Living Human Pillar 活人桩 Bridge and road construction inevitably disrupts the local feng shui. If a malign force is encountered, an expert must be called in to counter evil with evil at the site of the incident, driving two living human stakes into the ground. 650Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 97 The House Immortal Affairs Office 家仙办事处 Chen Ping'an, a graduate student in folklore, has never believed in ghosts or gods. That is, until he inherited his old family home and caught a fox spirit sitting on his sofa in the middle of the night, playing Honor of Kings. Then it tossed him an employment contract from the “Household Spirits Affairs Office.” From then on, his materialist worldview completely fell apart: Huang Xian works as a delivery driver, gathering intelligence. Bai Xian runs a traditional Chinese medicine clinic and sec 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Death Notices in Food Delivery Notes 外卖备注里的死亡预告 Death Warnings in the Food Delivery Instructions 122Reads—Score114d adds
- 99 Six Relics to Banish Evil 六器渡邪 On a stormy night, the evil box passed down through my family shattered on its own, and I became a wanted fugitive accused of several murders. My only chance of survival was to recover the six cursed artifacts scattered across the Lin family. But they weren't treasures. They were instruments of torture, each one imprisoning the soul of someone our ancestors had tortured into becoming an artifact. Soul-harvesting rice from the Hungry Ghost Realm, a mending needle used to sew together a hundred —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Hundred Venerables Record: Tales of Another Day 百崇录：异日谈 A sealed ancient scroll has come to light once more: "The Hundred Abominations: Tales of Strange Days". Its faded, uncanny writing: written in blood? Annotated in tears? No one can say. All that remains are over a hundred strange accounts, each word sinking into the bone, all told by the “ill omens” lurking among humankind. Some nest in the dark corners of people's hearts, watching for greed; some lie in the shadows of the streets, drinking in sobs; others haunt desolate wilderness and ancient h —Reads—Score—14d adds
